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SPIE Awarded £750k contract for
George’s Dock
Ventilation and Control Station Works
Newbridge Energy plant in Ruthin, North Wales, has three biomass-fired CHP systems installed
Three biomass-fired CHP systems have been installed at biomass fuel producer Newbridge Energy’s plant in Ruthin in North Wales, UK as part of a corporate expansion plan.
PIE UK has been awarded a £750K contract under the current 4-year framework for Merseytravel to upgrade the George's Dock Ventilation and Control Station in Liverpool. Taking place over six months, the scheme encompasses the delivery of the design, supply and installation of 7 new high voltage transformers; the design at the Grade II listed building is currently under way and installation works are about to commence.
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Onsite, SPIE have the full turnkey responsibility to deliver the replacement of 7 HV VCBs (Vacuum Circuit Breakers) switchgear, HV, LV and associated control cables including those linking Scottish Power’s and Merseytravel’s HV switches. Whilst maintaining continuity of service, SPIE also have responsibility for the removal and safe disposal of the redundant transformers. George’s Dock Ventilation and Control Station is one of several ventilation buildings for the Queensway Tunnel, which runs beneath the River Mersey, between Liverpool and Birkenhead. Located behind the Port of Liverpool building, the Art Deco structure was erected in the early 1930s and features large fans with 3m diameter blades that ventilate the tunnel via the building’s central square section shaft. Steven Nanda, Industrial Services Managing Director at SPIE UK, comments: “We are currently working on the relighting of Kingsway tunnel for Merseytravel and having now been awarded the George’s Dock project, we are delighted that our client has shown their continued trust in us to deliver such prestigious schemes. It enables SPIE to demonstrate our onward commitment to the relationship as well as being proudly involved in the development of a building, which is a real landmark for many of those who visit, live and work in Liverpool.”
The project received a multi- million pound investment from energy and environment investment business, Iona Capital. The three wood chip- fuelled CHP
supplied by Uniconfort, an Italian biomass equipment supplier, and generate a total of 3 MWe/12 MWth.
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In 2016 they qualified for Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) and support from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) under the (then) UK’s tariff support mechanism for renewable power and heat. Phil Wildbur, director of Newbridge Energy, com- ments: "Iona Capital’s invest- ment provided us with the catalyst and the confidence to invest and grow our business. Newbridge Energy is now well positioned to expand its biomass operations through-
UK’s ‘biggest’ anaerobic digestion plant blocked by protests
throughout North Wales and become one of the leading biomass and wood chip producers in the area." Iona Capital has previously invested in two biogas power projects in North Wales.
lans to build the UK’s biggest anaerobic digestion plant have been put on hold following a series of protests and campaigns against it. FD Bird & Sons wants to build an anaerobic digestion plant near Beverley in East Yorkshire. The plant would create biogas through the anaerobic digestion of organic materials, turning up to 50,000 tons of food waste destined for landfill into heat and energy for up to 10,000 homes in the East Yorkshire region. The company claims it received permission to build an anaerobic digestion plant on the site in 2013. However, the case was brought before a planning committee made up of councillors from the East Riding area. East Riding planning officers had recommended approval of the application.
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According to the Hull Daily Mail, FD Bird & Sons' plans were unanimously rejected by the East Riding councillors. The committee meeting at Beverley’s County Hall refused the scheme land near the Leven bypass to build the plant. The Hull Daily Mail says that dozens of protesters were stationed outside the County Hall during the committee meeting. In the last few months over 700 people have protested against the anaerobic digestion scheme, criticising its visual impact and questioning its green credentials. Campaigners against the plant have apparently vowed to fight any appeals launched by FD Bird & Sons.
14 MARCH ‐ APRIL 2017 UK POWER NEWS
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